Nursing Students
Conditions
Brief summary
Purpose of the Study This study wants to find out whether a virtual human (a computer-based simulated person) can help nursing students learn how to assess someone's thinking and memory skills. Main Question Do nursing students learn cognitive function assessment better when they use a virtual human compared with reading printed materials? What Participants Will Do Participants will learn how to do a cognitive function assessment for about 60 minutes, either by using a virtual human or by reading printed materials.
Interventions
OTHERVirtual human
There are five scenarios integrated into Virtual human software.
OTHERPrinted material
The comparison group will read the printed material regarding SPMSQ assessment.
Sponsors
Taipei Medical University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Nursing students currently enrolled in a bachelor's or post-baccalaureate nursing program. * Students who have not previously received instruction on the SPMSQ cognitive function assessment,
Exclusion criteria
* no
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Competence of cognitive function assessment | 60 minutes | Participants are required to conduct a cognitive function assessment on the virtual patient within a designed clinical scenario. The system assigns a score based on the completion of each item, with higher scores indicating better cognitive assessment ability. |
| Knowledge of cognitive function assessment | 60 minutes | A total of ten items were included. Each correct answer receives one point, while incorrect or "don't know" responses receive zero points. The total score ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating better knowledge of cognitive function assessment among the students. |
| Confidence scale | 60 minutes | The scale consists of five items, each scored from 1 to 5, with a total score ranging from 5 to 25. Higher scores indicate greater confidence in performing cognitive function assessments among the participants. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Learning Material Satisfaction Questionnaire | 60 minutes | The questionnaire includes 10 items and is scored on a 5-point Likert scale, where "strongly disagree" = 1, "disagree" = 2, "neutral" = 3, "agree" = 4, and "strongly agree" = 5. The total score ranges from 10 to 50, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction with the learning material (either the VH-based material or the printed material). |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
CONTACTChia-I Chao
Outcome results
None listed